Tire-armor.



F.v H. SCHULENBBRG- TIRE ARMOR. APPLIoATzoN FILED snPTJl. 1909.

Patented Aug.23,191o;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

311 vonk/a r. H.V SGHULEBBRG.

TIRE ARMOR.

' APPLIoA'rIox FILED s221211. 1909.

, l Patented Aug.23,1910. y

Y ZSHEETS-SHEET 2.

allanar n UmTiD STATES RiTENT OFFICE. l

FRITZ HSCHULENBERG. OF. DUNKIRK, NEW YORK.

TIRE-ARMOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled Septem'rrcr 11, 1509. Serial No. 517.341.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

Y in :n1-natanti with thi-h1 inrtntinn fut* prtrenting sl'iitltlingg,slipping and lnnn'tnrinj;r m the tizt. Saint armor ('Ontp'iscs aphtrality if .shield Sections: -l. whwh have then :tra then lient npinwardly hin-ard cach other 'fm' Htgagmncnt withtlw luisa nlftiic tire,morally the armor is ln^ltl against (hitachlntnt in Corlvct pn. iti0n.The shitld Section;4 arc cmnnrttctl my gctlwr hy the pivot pins Ganttart' sn at't'angvtl thatthcctlgc or" mtv suvtinn m'or-lapstltu alge ofthe adjzrtwnl Svvtiun :tml hy i'oasrnt of tho pivotal lunnftmn caty'hntlwr Ants T' :u'r pi'm'itlctl in Cach silla z nty thtx tnttvrtnvrlapping mtl ol' om section thv tvt'ntinal ahivltl section l2 lim asimilar forni a 'squared portion lli. The terminalsection l2 is alsoprovided with a hm'im'nital lbs 'Q' e y i 965:08@

` faces ofthe head of said holt. The holt longitudinal slot 17 whichpasses through vthe edge thereof adjacent the terminal seef tion 12 andterminates inwardly in the ver vtical slot 1S so as to form theprojection 19 located between said vertical Yslot 1S and theover-lapping end of the. section. A bolt formed with a threaded shank 20and having g one end thereof enlarged to produce a squared head 21having two of its opposite faces slot-ted as :it Q2 is adapted to'hindthe terminal sections together by inserting the squared head of saidholt. in the enlarged' squa re portion of the slot lo so that the pro-Jeeting edges ofthe narrow portion ot said i slot register with theslots in the opposite then moved longitudinally of the, terminalsectionlt) in the slot l5 and at the saine time the slot 17 vof theSection 12 is brought into alineinent with the slot. 15 and the holt isthen in turn moved through the slot 17 and thevposition of the terminalsection 1Q shifted so that said holt, will he brought to the upper endot' the vertical slot 18 and confined against. lateral movement in theslot 15 geef-tions having longitudinal slots extending by the projection1t). A mit Q3 is then screwed on the threaded shank of the holt and theterminal sections thus positively7 se- 1 cured together.' againstdetachment and the turn-buckle relieved of any possil-.iility ol beingsubjected to an undue strain.

`he tread portion of the armor is'prover-lapping .seetions 'ouneeledtogether t'or n relative angular movement, one ot' said enel sectionshaving longitudinal slots. extending to one end thereof and transverseslots at, the inner ends ot and communieatiii; r

Wit'h Said longitudinal slots, the other ein! A ineiizher havingmitivardly print-@ting bolts .Z niovahle loiigitiehnally with res )ectthereto and for engagement niizh the sai transverse slots of thetirstaiamed end member, thesaid longitudinal slots'of said first-namedend member permitting said boltS- to he engaged with and disengaged fromsaid transverse slots and adjustingeoupling means also coni. neetingsaid end menihers together.

2. A tire armor comprising a plurality o over-lapping sections connectedtogether for relative angular movement, one ot' said end Sections havinglongitudinal slots, extending to one end thereof and transverse slots atthe inner ends of and communicating with said longitudinal slots, theAother endV member having out 'ai-diy projecting liolts movahle.longitudinally with respect thereto and for ei'igagen'ient with the saidtransverse slots of' the. first-named end member, the said longitudinalslots of .said first-named end inem her permitting said holts to heengaged with and disengaged from said transverse slots, and turn-hueklecouplings also .connect-ing l said end sections together.

3; A tire armor comprising a pluialit)Y of 1 mer-lapping seetiomconnected together for relative angular movement. one of the end to onevend thereof and transverse slots communicating fitli said longitudinalslots` the other end ineuilier having longitudinal slots, each includinga widened portion` bolts projecting outI 'ardlyt'ron'i the last-namedend member and having heads provided with grooves receiving the sides osaid slots 4 thereof and adapting said bolts forl move- 'nentlongitudinally o5" said Slots.l said hoits ngaging the transverse slotsof the firstnamed end meinher, the Said longitudinal slots oli saidfirst-named ineinlier permitting saidr holts to he engaged with anddisein Ngage-d from said transverse slots.

ln testimony whereotll :zll'ix my signature, t in pra-.senno of twowitnesses.

f e FltlTZll. AqtlllllldlNBERG. Witnesses:

i M. T. Minnen,

1 Guo. lll. (limivnia-zia.

